title: [Lymphomas of the parotid region].
abstract: Parotid gland lymphomas are very uncommon. Two patients with this condition were treated in the last decade. Surgery should be used only for diagnosis and becomes unnecessary when adenopathy is present, since a lymph node biopsy will establish the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Institutos de Cirugía y Hematología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral de Chile.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zapata
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pisano
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Valencia
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Iribarren
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kinast
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Linfomas de la región parotídea.